NEW YORK — US spy agencies dropped a political bombshell six weeks before national elections, with the leak Sunday of a classified report concluding that the war in Iraq has spawned a new wave of radicalism and increased the global threat of terrorism.

RAMALLAH — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh are set to resume negotiations over forming a unity government this week, as Hamas signalled that a deal could be struck.

BEIRUT (AP) — An anti-Syrian Christian leader dismissed Hizbollah’s victory in its war with Israel as thousands of his supporters rallied Sunday in a show of strength that highlighted Lebanon’s sharp divisions.